SettingsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty
A. Edward Nussbaum
A. Edward Nussbaum (Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, 1925 – St. Louis, Missouri, 31 October 2009) was a theoretical mathematician and professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis...
A. Edward Nussbaum (Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, 1925 – St. Louis, Missouri, 31 October 2009) was a theoretical mathematician and professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis...
Alan Voorhees
Alan Manners Voorhees was a transportation engineer and urban planner who designed many large public works in the United States.
Alan Manners Voorhees was a transportation engineer and urban planner who designed many large public works in the United States.
Amadeus William Grabau
Amadeus William Grabau was a German-American paleontologist and geologist who was born on January 9, 1870 in Cedarburgh, Wisconsin in the United States and died on March 20, 1946 in Peking, China.
Amadeus William Grabau was a German-American paleontologist and geologist who was born on January 9, 1870 in Cedarburgh, Wisconsin in the United States and died on March 20, 1946 in Peking, China.
Amos Eaton
Amos Eaton (May 17, 1776 – May 10, 1842) was a scientist and educator in the Troy, New York, area.
Amos Eaton (May 17, 1776 – May 10, 1842) was a scientist and educator in the Troy, New York, area.
Ann Stuart
Dr. Ann Stuart is the chancellor and president of Texas Woman's University.
Dr. Ann Stuart is the chancellor and president of Texas Woman's University.
Annette Kolodny
Annette Kolodny (born 1941) is a feminist literary critic and activist, and currently holds the position of College of Humanities Professor Emerita of American Literature and Culture at the Univ...
Annette Kolodny (born 1941) is a feminist literary critic and activist, and currently holds the position of College of Humanities Professor Emerita of American Literature and Culture at the Univ...
Anupam Saraph
Anupam Saraph is a respected innovator and polymath who has been an advisor in governance, informatics and strategic planning.
Anupam Saraph is a respected innovator and polymath who has been an advisor in governance, informatics and strategic planning.
Benjamin Franklin Greene
Benjamin Franklin Greene was the third senior professor and first director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Benjamin Franklin Greene was the third senior professor and first director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Boleslaw Szymanski
Boleslaw Szymanski is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Founding Head of the Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Boleslaw Szymanski is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Founding Head of the Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Charles Anthony Goessmann
Charles Anthony Goessmann (13 June 1827 Naumburg - 1 September 1910 Amherst, Massachusetts) was a Massachusetts agricultural and food chemist.
Charles Anthony Goessmann (13 June 1827 Naumburg - 1 September 1910 Amherst, Massachusetts) was a Massachusetts agricultural and food chemist.
Daniel Berg
Daniel Berg is a scientist, educator and was the fifteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Daniel Berg is a scientist, educator and was the fifteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
David Musser
David Musser is a professor of computer science at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, U.S.
David Musser is a professor of computer science at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, U.S.
David Rosowsky
Dr. David V. Rosowsky is Dean of the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Dr. David V. Rosowsky is Dean of the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Deborah McGuinness
Deborah Louise McGuinness is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence, specifically in knowledge representation and reasoning, description logics, the semantic web, e...
Deborah Louise McGuinness is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence, specifically in knowledge representation and reasoning, description logics, the semantic web, e...
Denis Fred Simon
Dr. Denis Fred Simon will be Vice Provost for China Initiatives and Strategy, beginning January 2012 at Arizona State University.
Dr. Denis Fred Simon will be Vice Provost for China Initiatives and Strategy, beginning January 2012 at Arizona State University.
Don Millard
Dr. Don Millard (born November 28, 1955) is a Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Dr. Don Millard (born November 28, 1955) is a Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
E. Bruce Nauman
E. Bruce Nauman (1937–2009) was a professor of chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
E. Bruce Nauman (1937–2009) was a professor of chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ed Jucker
Edwin Louis "Ed" Jucker (March 15, 1916 – February 2, 2002) was an American college basketball player and coach.
Edwin Louis "Ed" Jucker (March 15, 1916 – February 2, 2002) was an American college basketball player and coach.
Edith Hirsch Luchins
Edith Hirsch Luchins (21 December 1921 Brzeziny – 18 November 2002 Suffern, New York) was a Polish-American mathematician.
Edith Hirsch Luchins (21 December 1921 Brzeziny – 18 November 2002 Suffern, New York) was a Polish-American mathematician.
Eliphalet Nott
Eliphalet Nott, was a famed Presbyterian minister, inventor, educational pioneer, and long-term president of Union College, Schenectady, New York.
Eliphalet Nott, was a famed Presbyterian minister, inventor, educational pioneer, and long-term president of Union College, Schenectady, New York.
Emil Praeger
Emil Praeger was an American architect and civil engineer.
Emil Praeger was an American architect and civil engineer.
F. Mark Modzelewski
Francis Marek (Mark) Modzelewski is a technology entrepreneur, investor and pundit born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA.
Francis Marek (Mark) Modzelewski is a technology entrepreneur, investor and pundit born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA.
Faye Duchin
Faye Duchin is an American economist and Professor of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Faye Duchin is an American economist and Professor of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Francine Berman (Computer Scientist)
Francine Berman is an American computer scientist, and a leader in digital data preservation and cyber-infrastructure.
Francine Berman is an American computer scientist, and a leader in digital data preservation and cyber-infrastructure.
G. P. "Bud" Peterson
George P. "Bud" Peterson (born September 1, 1952) is the 11th president of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
George P. "Bud" Peterson (born September 1, 1952) is the 11th president of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
George Hammell Cook
George Hammell Cook (January 5, 1818 – September 22, 1889) was the State Geologist of New Jersey and Vice President of Rutgers College.
George Hammell Cook (January 5, 1818 – September 22, 1889) was the State Geologist of New Jersey and Vice President of Rutgers College.
George Low
George Michael Low, born George Wilhelm Low was a NASA administrator and 14th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
George Michael Low, born George Wilhelm Low was a NASA administrator and 14th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
George Xu
Xie George Xu is a professor with the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Xie George Xu is a professor with the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Gina O'Connor
Dr. Gina Colarelli O'Connor is associate professor in the Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she has taught and conducted research for more than 1...
Dr. Gina Colarelli O'Connor is associate professor in the Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she has taught and conducted research for more than 1...
Granville Hicks
Granville Hicks was an American Marxist as well as an anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor.
Granville Hicks was an American Marxist as well as an anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor.
Heidi Jo Newberg
Heidi Jo Newberg (born Heidi Jo Marvin) is an American astrophysicist known for her work in understanding the structure of our Milky Way galaxy.
Heidi Jo Newberg (born Heidi Jo Marvin) is an American astrophysicist known for her work in understanding the structure of our Milky Way galaxy.
Henry Augustus Rowland
Henry Augustus Rowland (November 27, 1848 – April 16, 1901) was a U.S. physicist.
Henry Augustus Rowland (November 27, 1848 – April 16, 1901) was a U.S. physicist.
Henry Bradford Nason
Henry Bradford Nason was a United States chemist.
Henry Bradford Nason was a United States chemist.
Hillard Bell Huntington
Dr. Hillard Bell Huntington (21 December 1910 in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA - 17 July 1992 Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY.) was a physicist who (together with Eugene Wigner) first proposed, in 1935...
Dr. Hillard Bell Huntington (21 December 1910 in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA - 17 July 1992 Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY.) was a physicist who (together with Eugene Wigner) first proposed, in 1935...
Ivar Giaever
Ivar Giaever (Giæver, born April 5, 1929, in Bergen, Norway) is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding ...
Ivar Giaever (Giæver, born April 5, 1929, in Bergen, Norway) is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding ...
J. Christopher Jaffe
J. Christopher Jaffe (1927 - ) is recognized for leadership in architectural-acoustic design.
J. Christopher Jaffe (1927 - ) is recognized for leadership in architectural-acoustic design.
J. Erik Jonsson
John Erik Jonsson (6 September 1901 - 31 August 1995) was a co-founder and former president of Texas Instruments Incorporated.
John Erik Jonsson (6 September 1901 - 31 August 1995) was a co-founder and former president of Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Jack M. Wilson
Jack M. Wilson was the 25th President of the five-campus, 60,000-student University of Massachusetts System, serving from September 2, 2003 to June 30, 2011.
Jack M. Wilson was the 25th President of the five-campus, 60,000-student University of Massachusetts System, serving from September 2, 2003 to June 30, 2011.
Jacob Fish
Jacob Fish is a researcher and professor in computational mechanics.
Jacob Fish is a researcher and professor in computational mechanics.
James D. Meindl
James Donald Meindl is director of the Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center and the Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center and Pettit Chair Professor of Microelectronics at the Georg...
James Donald Meindl is director of the Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center and the Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center and Pettit Chair Professor of Microelectronics at the Georg...
James Eights
James Eights (1798–1882) was an American physician, scientist, and artist.
James Eights (1798–1882) was an American physician, scientist, and artist.
James Hendler
James Hendler (born April 2, 1957) is an artificial intelligence researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, and one of the originators of the Semantic Web.
James Hendler (born April 2, 1957) is an artificial intelligence researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, and one of the originators of the Semantic Web.
Jeff Trinkle
Jeffrey C. Trinkle is Professor and former Chair of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Jeffrey C. Trinkle is Professor and former Chair of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)
Jim Montgomery is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, a...
Jim Montgomery is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, a...
Jonathan Dordick
Jonathan S. Dordick (born 1959) is the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Biochemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Jonathan S. Dordick (born 1959) is the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Biochemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Julian Cole
Julian David Cole (born April 2, 1925 in Brooklyn, died April 17, 1999) was an American mathematician.
Julian David Cole (born April 2, 1925 in Brooklyn, died April 17, 1999) was an American mathematician.
K. Jack Bauer
Karl Jack Bauer (born 30 July 1926 in Springfield, Ohio – died 17 September 1987 in Troy, New York), was one of the founders of the North American Society for Oceanic History and a well-known na...
Karl Jack Bauer (born 30 July 1926 in Springfield, Ohio – died 17 September 1987 in Troy, New York), was one of the founders of the North American Society for Oceanic History and a well-known na...
Konrad Fiałkowski
Konrad R. Fiałkowski (born December 29, 1939, Lublin) is a prominent Polish engineer, information technology scientist and a notable science fiction writer.
Konrad R. Fiałkowski (born December 29, 1939, Lublin) is a prominent Polish engineer, information technology scientist and a notable science fiction writer.
Langdon Winner
Langdon Winner is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York since 1990.
Langdon Winner is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York since 1990.
Laura K. Boyer
Laura Kate Boyer is a clinical assistant professor at the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Laura Kate Boyer is a clinical assistant professor at the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Laurie Leshin
Laurie Leshin is the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Laurie Leshin is the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Lee Segel
Lee Segel (1932–2005) was an applied mathematician primarily at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Lee Segel (1932–2005) was an applied mathematician primarily at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Leik Myrabo
Leik Myrabo is an aerospace engineering professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has demonstrated the feasibility of using ground-based lasers to propel objects into orbit; possibly re...
Leik Myrabo is an aerospace engineering professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has demonstrated the feasibility of using ground-based lasers to propel objects into orbit; possibly re...
Lewis Caleb Beck
Lewis Caleb Beck (4 October 1798 Schenectady - 20 April 1853 Albany, New York) was a United States physician, botanist, chemist, and mineralogist.
Lewis Caleb Beck (4 October 1798 Schenectady - 20 April 1853 Albany, New York) was a United States physician, botanist, chemist, and mineralogist.
Linnda R. Caporael
Linnda Caporael is a professor at the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Linnda Caporael is a professor at the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Lyle F. Schoenfeldt
Lyle F. Schoenfeldt is an American business management professor best known for a standard textbook on human resources.
Lyle F. Schoenfeldt is an American business management professor best known for a standard textbook on human resources.
Mary Jane Leach
Mary Jane Leach is an American composer based in New York City.
Mary Jane Leach is an American composer based in New York City.
Matthew A. Hunter
Matthew Albert Hunter was a metallurgist and inventor of the Hunter process for producing titanium metal.
Matthew Albert Hunter was a metallurgist and inventor of the Hunter process for producing titanium metal.
Matthew Koss
Matthew B. Koss (born September 16, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a widely published solid state physicist.
Matthew B. Koss (born September 16, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a widely published solid state physicist.
Michael James Gaffey
Michael James Gaffey is a planetary scientist who specializes in deriving the mineralogies of asteroids from their reflectance spectra.
Michael James Gaffey is a planetary scientist who specializes in deriving the mineralogies of asteroids from their reflectance spectra.
Michael Shur
Michael Shur (born November 13, 1942) is the Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts '48 professor of solid state electronics and a professor of physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Michael Shur (born November 13, 1942) is the Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts '48 professor of solid state electronics and a professor of physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Murray R. Spiegel
Murray Ralph Spiegel was an author of technical books on applied mathematics.
Murray Ralph Spiegel was an author of technical books on applied mathematics.
Ned Harkness
Nevin D. "Ned" Harkness (b.
Nevin D. "Ned" Harkness (b.
Nikhil Koratkar
Dr. Nikhil Koratkar is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has pursued research into graphene and carbon nanotube devices and other nanotechnology appli...
Dr. Nikhil Koratkar is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has pursued research into graphene and carbon nanotube devices and other nanotechnology appli...
Palmer C. Ricketts
Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts (1856 - 1934) was the ninth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts (1856 - 1934) was the ninth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Paul Harteck
Paul Karl Maria Harteck (20 July 1902 in Vienna, Austria – 22 January 1985 in Santa Barbara, California) was a German physical chemist.
Paul Karl Maria Harteck (20 July 1902 in Vienna, Austria – 22 January 1985 in Santa Barbara, California) was a German physical chemist.
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros (born May 30, 1932, Houston, Texas) is an American accordionist and composer who is a central figure in the development of post-war electronic art music.
Pauline Oliveros (born May 30, 1932, Houston, Texas) is an American accordionist and composer who is a central figure in the development of post-war electronic art music.
Pulickel Ajayan
Pulickel Madhavapanicker Ajayan (പുളിക്കല് മാധവപ്പണിക്കര് അജയന്), known as P. M. Ajayan, is the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering at Rice University.
Pulickel Madhavapanicker Ajayan (പുളിക്കല് മാധവപ്പണിക്കര് അജയന്), known as P. M. Ajayan, is the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering at Rice University.
Robert A. Baron
Robert A. Baron is Professor of Management and the Spears Chair of Entrepeneurship at Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business.
Robert A. Baron is Professor of Management and the Spears Chair of Entrepeneurship at Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business.
Robert H. Scanlan
Robert H. Scanlan (1914-2001) was a civil and aeronautical engineer who came to be widely recognized as a leader in the analysis of wind effects on large structures.
Robert H. Scanlan (1914-2001) was a civil and aeronautical engineer who came to be widely recognized as a leader in the analysis of wind effects on large structures.
Robert H. Wentorf, Jr.
Robert H. Wentorf, Jr. was a staff scientist at General Electric Corporate Research and Development Laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y. and a professor of chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytech...
Robert H. Wentorf, Jr. was a staff scientist at General Electric Corporate Research and Development Laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y. and a professor of chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytech...
Robert Loewy
Robert G. Loewy (1926 - ) is an aerospace engineer who has been influential in the development of rotary-wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Robert G. Loewy (1926 - ) is an aerospace engineer who has been influential in the development of rotary-wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Robert Resnick
Robert Resnick (January 11, 1923–) is a well respected physics educator and author of physics textbooks.
Robert Resnick (January 11, 1923–) is a well respected physics educator and author of physics textbooks.
Roger H. Martin
Roger Martin (born 1943), also known Rusty, served as the 14th president of Randolph-Macon College, an independent liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, from July 1997 until Januar...
Roger Martin (born 1943), also known Rusty, served as the 14th president of Randolph-Macon College, an independent liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, from July 1997 until Januar...
Roland W. Schmitt
Roland Walter Schmitt is a physicist, business executive and was the sixteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Roland Walter Schmitt is a physicist, business executive and was the sixteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ron Eglash
Ron Eglash (born December 25, 1958 in Chestertown, MD) is an American cyberneticist, university professor, and author widely known for his work in the field of ethnomathematics, which aims to st...
Ron Eglash (born December 25, 1958 in Chestertown, MD) is an American cyberneticist, university professor, and author widely known for his work in the field of ethnomathematics, which aims to st...
Ron Sun
Ron Sun is a cognitive scientist and currently Professor of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and formerly the James C. Dowell Professor of Engineering and Professor of Comp...
Ron Sun is a cognitive scientist and currently Professor of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and formerly the James C. Dowell Professor of Engineering and Professor of Comp...
Rube Bjorkman
Rubin Eugene Bjorkman (born February 27, 1929) is a former head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey men's team.
Rubin Eugene Bjorkman (born February 27, 1929) is a former head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey men's team.
Sal Restivo
Sal Restivo is a leading contributor to science studies and in particular to the sociology of mathematical knowledge.
Sal Restivo is a leading contributor to science studies and in particular to the sociology of mathematical knowledge.
Satish Nambisan
Dr. Satish Nambisan is Professor of Entrepreneurship & Technology Management in the Management Department at the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Dr. Satish Nambisan is Professor of Entrepreneurship & Technology Management in the Management Department at the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Selmer Bringsjord
Selmer Bringsjord is the chair of the Department of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Selmer Bringsjord is the chair of the Department of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Sharon Anderson-Gold
Sharon Anderson-Gold (died September 26, 2011) was a professor and chair at the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Sharon Anderson-Gold (died September 26, 2011) was a professor and chair at the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Shirley Jackson (physicist)
Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer III was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the largest estates in the New York region at the time, which m...
Stephen Van Rensselaer III was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the largest estates in the New York region at the time, which m...
Turpin Bannister
Turpin Chambers Bannister (1904–1982) was one of the leading American architectural historians of his generation.
Turpin Chambers Bannister (1904–1982) was one of the leading American architectural historians of his generation.
Wayne D. Gray
Wayne D. Gray is a Professor of cognitive science and director of the cognitive science doctoral program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Wayne D. Gray is a Professor of cognitive science and director of the cognitive science doctoral program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Xi-Cheng Zhang
Xi-Cheng Zhang is director of the Center for Terahertz Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Xi-Cheng Zhang is director of the Center for Terahertz Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.